docs: updates spellings with full words

Closes #8730

docs/BUGS.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  debug dump with your bug report. The output you get by using the `-v` or
  `--trace` options.
 
- If curl crashed, causing a core dump (in unix), there is hardly any use to
+ If curl crashed, causing a core dump (in Unix), there is hardly any use to
  send that huge file to anyone of us. Unless we have the same system setup as
  you, we cannot do much with it. Instead, we ask you to get a stack trace and
  send that (much smaller) output to us instead.

docs/FAQ

@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ FAQ
   3.11 How do I POST with a different Content-Type?
   3.12 Why do FTP-specific features over HTTP proxy fail?
   3.13 Why do my single/double quotes fail?
-  3.14 Does curl support Javascript or PAC (automated proxy config)?
+  3.14 Does curl support JavaScript or PAC (automated proxy config)?
   3.15 Can I do recursive fetches with curl?
   3.16 What certificates do I need when I use SSL?
-  3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?
+  3.17 How do I list the root directory of an FTP server?
   3.18 Can I use curl to send a POST/PUT and not wait for a response?
   3.19 How do I get HTTP from a host using a specific IP address?
   3.20 How to SFTP from my user's home directory?
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ FAQ
   implement it for you, that is not a friendly attitude. We spend a
   considerable time already on maintaining and developing curl. In order to
   get more out of us, you should consider trading in some of your time and
-  effort in return. Simply go to the GitHub repo which resides at
+  effort in return. Simply go to the GitHub repository which resides at
   https://github.com/curl/curl, fork the project, and create pull requests
   with your proposed changes.
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ FAQ
   In the cURL project we have decided not to attempt to keep this file updated
   (or even present) since deciding what to add to a ca cert bundle is an
   undertaking we have not been ready to accept, and the one we can get from
-  Mozilla is perfectly fine so there's no need to duplicate that work.
+  Mozilla is perfectly fine so there is no need to duplicate that work.
 
   Today, with many services performed over HTTPS, every operating system
   should come with a default ca cert bundle that can be deemed somewhat
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ FAQ
 
   1.12 I have a problem who, can I chat with?
 
-  There's a bunch of friendly people hanging out in the #curl channel on the
+  There is a bunch of friendly people hanging out in the #curl channel on the
   IRC network libera.chat. If you are polite and nice, chances are good that
   you can get -- or provide -- help instantly.
 
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ FAQ
 
   To curl, all contents are alike. It does not matter how the page was
   generated. It may be ASP, PHP, Perl, shell-script, SSI or plain HTML
-  files. There's no difference to curl and it does not even know what kind of
+  files. There is no difference to curl and it does not even know what kind of
   language that generated the page.
 
-  See also item 3.14 regarding javascript.
+  See also item 3.14 regarding JavaScript.
 
   3.7 Can I use curl to delete/rename a file through FTP?
 
@@ -597,27 +597,27 @@ FAQ
   Remember that curl works and runs on more operating systems than most single
   individuals have ever tried.
 
-  3.14 Does curl support Javascript or PAC (automated proxy config)?
+  3.14 Does curl support JavaScript or PAC (automated proxy config)?
 
-  Many web pages do magic stuff using embedded Javascript. curl and libcurl
+  Many web pages do magic stuff using embedded JavaScript. curl and libcurl
   have no built-in support for that, so it will be treated just like any other
   contents.
 
   .pac files are a Netscape invention and are sometimes used by organizations
   to allow them to differentiate which proxies to use. The .pac contents is
-  just a Javascript program that gets invoked by the browser and that returns
-  the name of the proxy to connect to. Since curl does not support Javascript,
+  just a JavaScript program that gets invoked by the browser and that returns
+  the name of the proxy to connect to. Since curl does not support JavaScript,
   it cannot support .pac proxy configuration either.
 
-  Some workarounds usually suggested to overcome this Javascript dependency:
+  Some workarounds usually suggested to overcome this JavaScript dependency:
 
-  Depending on the Javascript complexity, write up a script that translates it
+  Depending on the JavaScript complexity, write up a script that translates it
   to another language and execute that.
 
-  Read the Javascript code and rewrite the same logic in another language.
+  Read the JavaScript code and rewrite the same logic in another language.
 
-  Implement a Javascript interpreter, people have successfully used the
-  Mozilla Javascript engine in the past.
+  Implement a JavaScript interpreter, people have successfully used the
+  Mozilla JavaScript engine in the past.
 
   Ask your admins to stop this, for a static proxy setup or similar.
 
@@ -668,10 +668,10 @@ FAQ
   refused access. You then need to explicitly disable the verification to
   connect to the server.
 
-  3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?
+  3.17 How do I list the root directory of an FTP server?
 
   There are two ways. The way defined in the RFC is to use an encoded slash
-  in the first path part. List the "/tmp" dir like this:
+  in the first path part. List the "/tmp" directory like this:
 
      curl ftp://ftp.sunet.se/%2ftmp/
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ FAQ
 
   4.2 Why do I get problems when I use & or % in the URL?
 
-  In general unix shells, the & symbol is treated specially and when used, it
+  In general Unix shells, the & symbol is treated specially and when used, it
   runs the specified command in the background. To safely send the & as a part
   of a URL, you should quote the entire URL by using single (') or double (")
   quotes around it. Similar problems can also occur on some shells with other
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ FAQ
   Meta tags. You can write an HTML tag that will cause the browser to redirect
   to another given URL after a certain time.
 
-  Javascript. You can write a Javascript program embedded in an HTML page that
+  JavaScript. You can write a JavaScript program embedded in an HTML page that
   redirects the browser to another given URL.
 
   There is no way to make curl follow these redirects. You must either
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ FAQ
     should check for libs
 
   * Adjust the system's config to check for libs in the directory where you have
-    put the dir (like Linux's /etc/ld.so.conf)
+    put the library (like Linux's /etc/ld.so.conf)
 
   'man ld.so' and 'man ld' will tell you more details
 
@@ -1325,15 +1325,16 @@ FAQ
   to list the files.
 
   The follow-up question tends to be how is a program supposed to parse the
-  directory listing. How does it know what's a file and what's a dir and what's
-  a symlink etc. If the FTP server supports the MLSD command then it will
-  return data in a machine-readable format that can be parsed for type. The
-  types are specified by RFC3659 section 7.5.1. If MLSD is not supported then
-  you have to work with what you are given. The LIST output format is entirely
-  at the server's own liking and the NLST output does not reveal any types and
-  in many cases does not even include all the directory entries. Also, both LIST
-  and NLST tend to hide unix-style hidden files (those that start with a dot)
-  by default so you need to do "LIST -a" or similar to see them.
+  directory listing. How does it know what's a file and what's a directory and
+  what's a symlink etc. If the FTP server supports the MLSD command then it
+  will return data in a machine-readable format that can be parsed for type.
+  The types are specified by RFC3659 section 7.5.1. If MLSD is not supported
+  then you have to work with what you are given. The LIST output format is
+  entirely at the server's own liking and the NLST output does not reveal any
+  types and in many cases does not even include all the directory entries.
+  Also, both LIST and NLST tend to hide unix-style hidden files (those that
+  start with a dot) by default so you need to do "LIST -a" or similar to see
+  them.
 
   Example - List only directories.
   ftp.funet.fi supports MLSD and ftp.kernel.org does not:
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ FAQ
   libraries, you need to continue your search elsewhere but there exist many
   good open source ones out there for most protocols you could want a server
   for. There are also really good stand-alone servers that have been tested
-  and proven for many years. There's no need for you to reinvent them.
+  and proven for many years. There is no need for you to reinvent them.
 
   5.18 Does libcurl use threads?
 
@@ -1505,7 +1506,7 @@ FAQ
 
  8.1 Why does curl use C89?
 
- As with everything in curl, there's a history and we keep using what we have
+ As with everything in curl, there is a history and we keep using what we have
  used before until someone brings up the subject and argues for and works on
  changing it.
 

docs/FEATURES.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  - "standard" proxy environment variables support
  - compiles on win32 (reported builds on 70+ operating systems)
  - selectable network interface for outgoing traffic
- - IPv6 support on unix and Windows
+ - IPv6 support on Unix and Windows
  - happy eyeballs dual-stack connects
  - persistent connections
  - SOCKS 4 + 5 support, with or without local name resolving

docs/HTTP-COOKIES.md

@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@
   Extract cookie information from the internal cookie storage as a linked
   list.
 
-## Cookies with javascript
+## Cookies with JavaScript
 
-  These days a lot of the web is built up by javascript. The webbrowser loads
-  complete programs that render the page you see. These javascript programs
+  These days a lot of the web is built up by JavaScript. The webbrowser loads
+  complete programs that render the page you see. These JavaScript programs
   can also set and access cookies.
 
   Since curl and libcurl are plain HTTP clients without any knowledge of or
-  capability to handle javascript, such cookies will not be detected or used.
+  capability to handle JavaScript, such cookies will not be detected or used.
 
   Often, if you want to mimic what a browser does on such websites, you can
   record web browser HTTP traffic when using such a site and then repeat the

docs/HTTP3.md

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Check out the [list of known HTTP3 bugs](https://curl.se/docs/knownbugs.html#HTT
 This is not advice on how to run anything in production. This is for
 development and experimenting.
 
-## Prereqs
+## Prerequisite(s)
 
 An existing local HTTP/1.1 server that hosts files. Preferably also a few huge
 ones.  You can easily create huge local files like `truncate -s=8G 8GB` - they

docs/INSTALL.md

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ debug multithreaded dynamic C runtime.
 
 ## MingW32
 
-Make sure that MinGW32's bin dir is in the search path, for example:
+Make sure that MinGW32's bin directory is in the search path, for example:
 
 ```cmd
 set PATH=c:\mingw32\bin;%PATH%
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ If you want to enable LDAPS support then set LDAPS=1.
 
 ## Cygwin
 
-Almost identical to the unix installation. Run the configure script in the
+Almost identical to the Unix installation. Run the configure script in the
 curl source tree root with `sh configure`. Make sure you have the `sh`
 executable in `/bin/` or you will see the configure fail toward the end.
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ the `--disable` statements suggested above. Use will cause tests relying on
 those features to fail. The test harness can be manually forced to skip the
 relevant tests by specifying certain key words on the `runtests.pl` command
 line. Following is a list of appropriate key words for those configure options
-that aren't automatically detected:
+that are not automatically detected:
 
  - `--disable-cookies`          !cookies
  - `--disable-dateparse`        !RETRY-AFTER !CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION !CURLINFO_FILETIME !If-Modified-Since !getdate !-z

docs/MANUAL.md

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ How to post a form with curl, lesson #1:
 
 Dig out all the `<input>` tags in the form that you want to fill in.
 
-If there's a "normal" post, you use `-d` to post. `-d` takes a full "post
+If there is a "normal" post, you use `-d` to post. `-d` takes a full "post
 string", which is in the format
 
     <variable1>=<data1>&<variable2>=<data2>&...
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ Unix introduced the `.netrc` concept a long time ago. It is a way for a user
 to specify name and password for commonly visited FTP sites in a file so that
 you do not have to type them in each time you visit those sites. You realize
 this is a big security risk if someone else gets hold of your passwords, so
-therefore most unix programs will not read this file unless it is only readable
+therefore most Unix programs will not read this file unless it is only readable
 by yourself (curl does not care though).
 
 Curl supports `.netrc` files if told to (using the `-n`/`--netrc` and
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ Then use curl in way similar to:
 
     curl --krb private ftp://krb4site.com -u username:fakepwd
 
-There's no use for a password on the `-u` switch, but a blank one will make
+There is no use for a password on the `-u` switch, but a blank one will make
 curl ask for one and you already entered the real password to kinit/kauth.
 
 ## TELNET

docs/TheArtOfHttpScripting.md

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
  applications use this information to decide how to display pages. Silly web
  programmers try to make different pages for users of different browsers to
  make them look the best possible for their particular browsers. They usually
- also do different kinds of javascript, vbscript etc.
+ also do different kinds of JavaScript, VBScript etc.
 
  At times, you will see that getting a page with curl will not return the same
  page that you see when getting the page with your browser. Then you know it
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
  Browsers typically support at least two other ways of redirects that curl
  does not: first the html may contain a meta refresh tag that asks the browser
  to load a specific URL after a set number of seconds, or it may use
- javascript to do it.
+ JavaScript to do it.
 
 # Cookies
 
@@ -648,13 +648,13 @@
  make sure you got there through their login page) so you should make a habit
  of first getting the login-form page to capture the cookies set there.
 
- Some web-based login systems feature various amounts of javascript, and
+ Some web-based login systems feature various amounts of JavaScript, and
  sometimes they use such code to set or modify cookie contents. Possibly they
  do that to prevent programmed logins, like this manual describes how to...
  Anyway, if reading the code is not enough to let you repeat the behavior
  manually, capturing the HTTP requests done by your browsers and analyzing the
  sent cookies is usually a working method to work out how to shortcut the
- javascript need.
+ JavaScript need.
 
  In the actual `<form>` tag for the login, lots of sites fill-in
  random/session or otherwise secretly generated hidden tags and you may need

docs/libcurl/libcurl-tutorial.3

@@ -891,24 +891,24 @@ stand in the way for such innovative actions either!
 .IP "Proxy Auto-Config"
 
 Netscape first came up with this. It is basically a web page (usually using a
-\&.pac extension) with a Javascript that when executed by the browser with the
+\&.pac extension) with a JavaScript that when executed by the browser with the
 requested URL as input, returns information to the browser on how to connect
 to the URL. The returned information might be "DIRECT" (which means no proxy
 should be used), "PROXY host:port" (to tell the browser where the proxy for
 this particular URL is) or "SOCKS host:port" (to direct the browser to a SOCKS
 proxy).
 
-libcurl has no means to interpret or evaluate Javascript and thus it does not
+libcurl has no means to interpret or evaluate JavaScript and thus it does not
 support this. If you get yourself in a position where you face this nasty
 invention, the following advice have been mentioned and used in the past:
 
-- Depending on the Javascript complexity, write up a script that translates it
+- Depending on the JavaScript complexity, write up a script that translates it
 to another language and execute that.
 
-- Read the Javascript code and rewrite the same logic in another language.
+- Read the JavaScript code and rewrite the same logic in another language.
 
-- Implement a Javascript interpreter; people have successfully used the
-Mozilla Javascript engine in the past.
+- Implement a JavaScript interpreter; people have successfully used the
+Mozilla JavaScript engine in the past.
 
 - Ask your admins to stop this, for a static proxy setup or similar.